Posted by: pupvogel
Control 2 riocars w/ 1 PC ? - 28/08/2003 02:41
I'd like to open 2 emplode-sessions simultaneously, so that I can control 2 riocars from one PC at the same time.
Is there a way to run emplode more than once, to establish several connections ?
Posted by: juenk
Re: Control 2 riocars w/ 1 PC ? - 28/08/2003 04:19
How about running an emplode and jemplode session on the same PC? (Didn't try it yet..)
Jelle
Posted by: Roger
Re: Control 2 riocars w/ 1 PC ? - 28/08/2003 06:48
That ought to work. There's nothing technically stopping you, just that we couldn't be sure you wouldn't try to connect twice to the same player -- each copy of emplode might have a different idea of what's in the database. So emplode prevents multiple copies running.
Each instance only connects to a single player because otherwise, people would want drag and drop between them, and emplode doesn't support that.
Posted by: Ezekiel
Re: Control 2 riocars w/ 1 PC ? - 28/08/2003 08:27
Roger,
Idle curiosity, but how is connecting to 1 empeg from 2 pc's at the same time handled?
-Zeke
Posted by: pgrzelak
Re: Control 2 riocars w/ 1 PC ? - 28/08/2003 08:48
There is a sequence number that is kept by the player. The first emplode to connect would basically "lock out" changes from subsequent emplode sessions.
Edit: damn... too slow... gettin' old...
Posted by: Roger
Re: Control 2 riocars w/ 1 PC ? - 28/08/2003 09:28
The Rio Central added some stuff to the protocol to handle multiple connections at the Central end -- it'll reject the second connection attempt.
The car player doesn't use it, IIRC.
Posted by: Roger
Re: Control 2 riocars w/ 1 PC ? - 28/08/2003 09:31
basically "lock out" changes from subsequent emplode sessions
This is absolutely correct, but to clarify: what it does is reject the changes from the second session. You can still connect. It only complains when you hit the Synchronise button.